]]>http://www.thestate.com/2012/01/20/2121660/clemson-poll-gingrich-leads-romney.html#storylink=rss
http://www.thestate.com/2012/01/20/2121660/clemson-poll-gingrich-leads-romney.htmlFri, 20 Jan 2012 15:03 ESTA new poll of GOP voters from Clemson University has Newt Gingrich holding a 32 percent to 26 percent lead over Mitt Romney. The poll found 20 percent of likely…

]]>http://www.thestate.com/2012/01/19/2120464/live-blog-from-charleston-gop.html#storylink=rss
http://www.thestate.com/2012/01/19/2120464/live-blog-from-charleston-gop.htmlThu, 19 Jan 2012 17:04 ESTRead transcripts from our live blog during Thursday's GOP presidential debate featuring Karen Kedrowski, political science professor at Winthrop University and director of the John C. West Forum on Politics…

]]>http://www.thestate.com/2012/01/18/2119029/cnn-poll-romneys-lead-shrinking.html#storylink=rss
http://www.thestate.com/2012/01/18/2119029/cnn-poll-romneys-lead-shrinking.htmlWed, 18 Jan 2012 17:22 ESTMitt Romney's lead has shrunk from 18 percent to 10 percent over a second-place challenger in the past two weeks.

]]>http://www.thestate.com/2012/01/16/2116229/santorum-speaks-to-moms-group.html#storylink=rss
http://www.thestate.com/2012/01/16/2116229/santorum-speaks-to-moms-group.htmlMon, 16 Jan 2012 15:05 ESTHours before the nationally televised debate on FOX news, Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum talked to a group of moms at a coffee house about "affirming the important role family…

]]>http://www.thestate.com/2012/01/16/2116012/santorum-campaign-like-episode.html#storylink=rss
http://www.thestate.com/2012/01/16/2116012/santorum-campaign-like-episode.htmlMon, 16 Jan 2012 09:58 ESTRick Santorum addresses the meaning of John Huntsman's of withdrawal from the race and accuses foes of lying in ads about his Senate record during a stop at a Lizard's…

]]>http://www.thestate.com/2012/01/16/2116119/perry-speaks-to-moms-about-the.html#storylink=rss
http://www.thestate.com/2012/01/16/2116119/perry-speaks-to-moms-about-the.htmlMon, 16 Jan 2012 12:14 ESTTexas Gov. Perry was well received at a Myrtle Beach event organized by CafeMom. But he did face some tough questions, including "Can you say to (these moms) that you…

]]>http://www.thestate.com/2012/01/14/2114113/for-romney-attacks-on-bain-career.html#storylink=rss
http://www.thestate.com/2012/01/14/2114113/for-romney-attacks-on-bain-career.htmlSat, 14 Jan 2012 18:07 ESTIn the particular world of a South Carolina Republican primary, criticism over Bain Capital may turn out to be something of a gift for Mitt Romney.

]]>http://www.thestate.com/2012/01/11/2109905/perry-hammers-at-reducing-federal.html#storylink=rss
http://www.thestate.com/2012/01/11/2109905/perry-hammers-at-reducing-federal.htmlWed, 11 Jan 2012 10:39 ESTRick Perry told a conservative breakfast club this morning that he would make the federal government as "inconsequential as I can," continuing his campaign narrative as an outsider who can…

]]>http://www.thestate.com/2012/01/11/2110039/romney-24-million-raised-in-4th.html#storylink=rss
http://www.thestate.com/2012/01/11/2110039/romney-24-million-raised-in-4th.htmlWed, 11 Jan 2012 12:37 ESTFront-runner Mitt Romney's campaign said it has more than $19 million cash in hand heading into the S.C. GOP presidential primary.

]]>http://www.thestate.com/2012/01/09/2107892/where-gop-candidates-are-visiting.html#storylink=rss
http://www.thestate.com/2012/01/09/2107892/where-gop-candidates-are-visiting.htmlMon, 09 Jan 2012 22:16 ESTListings of where the presidential hopefuls have announced they will stop across the Palmetto State for the Jan. 21 primary.